Keith Andrews has spoken positively about the start of the season for Brentford.
Last season, the Bees missed out on a place in the Conference League playoff due to inferior goal difference to Brighton— outdoing expectations in a year when the team had lost Yoane Wissa and Bryan Mbeumo as well as Thomas Frank. And they have the hunger to go one step better now.
‘This season is slightly different’
An emphatic 3-0 victory against Tottenham showed that the side are not settling on the successes from the last twelve months. Their first away day, a trip to Leeds United, is set to be a tougher test.
But for Andrews, this is a year to attack aggressively after the foundation set out during last season.
"The boys are in a good place. We worked hard to get into that place. The game gives you absolutely nothing - you've got to go on and earn it and that'll be no different on Sunday. We've come up against a really good side, competitive, aggressive, Elland Road, what that brings, the challenges it brings.
"We're in a good place. The boys are feeling really confident, enjoying the football, enjoying being together, so we will hopefully keep that going.
"Last year was a season of stabilisation, of regrouping and trying to build a new team, new dynamics, trust. We got there and this season is slightly different. We've got a really good foundation in place. We have added some really good players into the equation that give us that depth to be able to make changes and freshen things and look after players but doesn't change the outlook to keep pushing.
"We have had to be adaptable, versatile; you have to be that any way because things get thrown at you. What we have got is really good players in that position that have different attributes. You've seen Keane Lewis-Potter play, at times over the last two seasons. Back in last season and throughout pre-season he has been excellent. Rico Henry has had injury concerns over the last period of time.
“We love Rico to bits as a player and what he brings and the fact that he has been at the club so long, he knows the culture of the club inside and out. He comes in to a competitive part of the pitch, El Hadji Malick Diouf, but he just adds to a strong area."
